3+ day, 23+ min ago  (1526+ words) Internationally, Russia is set to launch a Soyuz 2.1a from Plesetsk on Wednesday and the debut flight of the Soyuz 5 from Baikonur on Saturday. Chinese commercial launch companies CAS Space and Space Pioneer are also set to debut new rockets this…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1304+ words) The United States, Russia, China, New Zealand, and Norway are all set to host launches during another busy week of spaceflight. SpaceX is set to launch three missions from its Florida and California launch facilities, while the United Launch Alliance…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1140+ words) Firefly Aerospace is returning its Alpha launch vehicle to flight after a nearly 10-month stand down following the failed FLTA006 "Message In A Booster" mission in April 2025. FLTA007 "Stairway to Seven" is scheduled to launch from the California coast no earlier than…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1464+ words) The assessment, released alongside an independent investigative report and a briefing to Congress, retroactively classifies the 2024 Crewed Flight Test (CFT) as a Type A mishap'NASA's highest severity level for incidents posing grave risks to crew and mission objectives. "Within the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (385+ words) United Launch Alliance is preparing to fly its first mission of 2026 with the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Vulcan Centaur V-005, with four solid rocket boosters in the VC4S configuration, is set to launch on Thursday, Feb....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (626+ words) Northrop Grumman has successfully tested the Bombardment Attack Missile Motor 29! 2.0, also known as BAMM29! 2.0, solid rocket motor from a test stand at its facility in Promontory, Utah. The BAMM29! 2.0 motor was developed in eight months on an accelerated timeline, as opposed to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (365+ words) Rocket Lab's innovative "Hungry Hippo" fairings for the Neutron rocket have arrived at Wallops Island, Virginia, marking a key milestone in preparations for the vehicle's long-awaited debut flight. The arrival came days after Rocket Lab explained the rupture of a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1154+ words) Eight orbital launch attempts are scheduled for this week, with SpaceX and Chinese launches comprising a majority of the launch manifest. SpaceX is scheduled to launch two batches of Starlink satellites into the constellation's Group 6 shell, as well as a…...

3+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (659+ words) SpaceX is gearing up for a new chapter in its ambitious Starship program, with the company confirming the successful trial run of a specialized transport barge for moving massive Starship vehicles from its Starbase facility in Texas to launch sites…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (587+ words) As 2025 turns to 2026, the worldwide launch manifest is quieting down, with only four launches scheduled for the upcoming week. Of these, two are Chinese missions, and two are SpaceX Falcon 9 missions, with Falcon 9 scheduled to launch the CSG-3 satellite and…...